Railway-car roof.



3. W. BURNETT. RAILWAY CAR ROOF.

APPLICATiON FILED NQV. 4. i911.

Patented'Aug. 31, 1915.

11W'. BURNETT.

RAILWAY CAR ROOF.

APPLICATION HLED Nom/41 w11.. 1 1,152,072. Patent-ed Aug. 31, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Ni asses lfm/mrd NEM Bur/vsn @54 INVENTI- I earline and supporting the said straps separate from and independent of each other.

The combination with a ear body of a roof comprising hollow transverse earlines, roof-sheets with upwardly bent edges, resilient angular suspensory straps attached at their upper ends to thevinterior of the oarlines and .extending beneath the roofsheets, at a distanee below the carline greater than the thickness oi' the roof-sheets, and means carried by the carlines and supporting the said straps.

3. The eombination with a ear body of a root' eon'ip/rising hollow transverse earlines, root-sheets with upwardly bent edges, angular suspensory straps attached at their upper ends to the interior of the carlines and extending beneath the roof-sheets, at a distance vbelow the earline greater than the thiekness ot the roof-sheets, and purlin bars beneath thel straps and supported at their ends by the ends rot the ear body and bolts welded to the domes ot' the ear-lines and projecting downwardly through the purlin bars and having nuts screwed thereon beneath and supporting the said purlin bars.

-'l-. '.`he combination with a ear body ot' a roof comprising hollow transverse. `arlines, roof-sheets with upwardly bent edges, resilient angular suspensoiy straps attached at their upper ends to the interior oi the Caz-lines and extending beneath the rootsheets at a distance below the earline greater than the thickness ot the root-sheets, and purlin bars beneath the straps and supported at their ends by the ends ol-` the ear body and bolts welded to the domes olf the carlines and projecting downwardly l hrough the purlin bars and having nuts screwed thereon beneath and supporting the said purlin bars.

5. The combination with a car body having side plates with holes, and roof frame, certain members of the latter overhanging the ear-body and having holes registering with the holes in the side plates, or ro0f sheets carried by the roof frame and overhanging the sides of the car body the overhanging portions having elongated holes registering with the holes in the overhanging portions of the roof frame and side plates, distance pieces in the form of Washers between the side plates and overhanging portions of the root' frame and within the elongated openings of the overhanging portions ot the sheets; and bolts passed through the registering openings and Washers-and clamping together the side plate Washers and overhanging portions of the roof-frame for the purpose of securing the roof-sheets to the car body and to the roof frame and providing Jfor the play between the sheets and roof frame incidental to the flexibility of the roof.

6. The combination with a car body, of a root comprising hollow' transverse carlines, roof sheets with upwardly-bent edges eX- tending within the earlines, and a resilient securing member for said roofing sheets also having a portion extending within said earlines, said securing member hav-ing a supporting connection with said carline both above and below the plane o'li the roong sheets.

7. rlhe combination with a car body, of a root' comprising hollow transverse carlines, root' sheets with upwardly-bent edges eX- tending within said earline, resilient angular suspensory straps attached at their upper ends to the interior oit' the carline, and means lor supporting the lower end of said straps lrom the earline.

rlhe eombination with a oar body, of a root' eomprising hollow transverse ear-lines, purlins .supported trom said earlines, roofing sheets positioned between said oarlines and purlins. and a resilient bu'll'er interposed between said earlines and purlins, said butler supporting a. roofing sheet.

ln testimony whereot l havel signed my name to thisl l.speeilieation in tho presence of two witnesses,`

lilCll'll) WEBB BURNETT. Witnesses:

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